29 April 2014: Following the success of the recent Ministry of Education (MOE) upgrade, Civica Library Solutions is pleased to announce that the National Library Board (NLB), Singapore, is now live on Spydus 9, the latest version of its market-leading library software.

The upgrade was completed successfully over one night following over two months of rigorous testing.

Now, NLB's network of 25 public libraries and the National Library can enjoy the latest features of Spydus 9.

Marc Nolan, managing director (International) for Civica Library Solutions, said, "We took great care to ensure the very best for this upgrade which affects the entire Singapore population, and we're very pleased with the outcome."

In the following month the National Library will be implementing Civica's Legal Deposit system.

About Civica Library Solutions

Civica Library & Learning is a leading global library solution provider with over 1,800 installations and a range of offerings from application software and technology managed services to full library outsourcing. The Spydus system provides a comprehensive solution covering physical, digital, heritage and cultural resources. Through its managed and cloud-based services Civica provides powerful consortia and regional management systems or traditional single customer software. Outsourcing services cover collection management, full library management and operations outsourcing, and the provision of a range of library-related community development programs such as media literacy and reading programs.